Musicis located at 14 University Gardens, where facilities include seminar and practice rooms, a small library, 2 audio labs and an electroacoustic music studio. Concerts are held at various venues across the Gilmorehill campus.

Composition

• Chair: SCCA Learning and Teaching Convenor• Clerk: SCCA Learning and Teaching Administrator• Convenors of Learning and Teaching from each subject group: History of Art, Music, Theatre, and Film and TV Studies• SRC representative

2-3 meetings per semester. Time: 2pm Wednesdays

Activity

The Learning and Teaching Convenor consults the School Learning and Teaching Committee on policies and issues raised at the College Learning and Teaching Committee.

The School Learning and Teaching Committee scrutinises newly proposed and revised courses and programmes and approves them for submission to the College Board of Studies.

Members of the committee share examples of best practice in Learning and Teaching.

Members of the committee are responsible for communicating issues arising in SCCA Learning and Teaching meetings to staff in their respective subject areas.

The School Convenor communicates issues arising in meetings of the College and School Learning and Teaching Committees to the School Management Team.

The Committee discusses innovations in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, informed by current research and debates in each subject’s National HE association.

Composition

1 Staff Representative from each of the subject areas within the school: Music; History of Art; Film & TV, Theatre Studies and CCPR

Chaired by: School Research Convenor

Minutes: School Research Administrator

To meet: three times per semester

Activity

The school research committee has three related roles:

1. Strategic

The research committee will act as a forum to envision and generate strategic research across the school and seeks to foster a school-wide research culture. It will take the lead in organising a number of school-focused research activities.

2. Communication

The research committee serves as a channel for communication between the College Research Committee and the School. Research activity from within the School (grant successes, research seminars etc.) will be recorded and advertised by the committee in the minutes.

3. Operational

At the start of each academic year the school will commit a specified amount from consumables, per staff FTE (research active). This fund will be distributed by application to the Research Committee. Individual staff across the school may apply for funds related to research based/driven activities. These may include, but are not limited to:

Conference attendance (normally to present a paper)

Archive visits

Networking events, both based here at GU and - where compelling evidence is presented - to attend networking opportunities elsewhere

A template for applications is provided on the School website. Applications should be forwarded to both the convenor and administrator before the regular advertised meetings of the Research Committee. The committee will expect a report and confirmation on funds spent.

Applicants are encouraged to apply to other internal and external funds where feasible and appropriate. Applications to the School may identify their request as a supplement to these funds where necessary.